Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2022 18:08:16 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 263322] Explain when and why to upgrade the bootloader Message-ID: <bug-263322-9-XW61quBdqJ@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-263322-9@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=263322 Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |needs-patch Status|New |Open CC| |grahamperrin@freebsd.org, | |imp@FreeBSD.org Flags| |maintainer-feedback?(imp@Fr | |eeBSD.org) --- Comment #1 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@freebsd.org> --- Some starting points. <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#updating-bootcode>: * is too late in the chapter * offers no precaution with regard to use of gpart (and damage that may ensue). Compare with <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/relnotes/#boot>: > … To update old ESP partitions, users should stop using the gpart(8) > utility. Instead, … There, the paragraph continues with an architecture-specific example that includes: /boot/efi/efi/boot/bootx64.efi loader.efi(8) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader.efi&sektion=8&manpath=FreeBSD>; includes a more generic (XXX) mention of: /efi/boot/bootXXX.efi <https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2021-July/000331.html>; – from Warner Losh, re: 'EFI boot partition overwritten' – included memorably neat guidance. Elsewhere, probably in an official area, I might have seen more recent, comparably neat guidance, which (also) takes into account the file system of the EFI system partition _mounted by default_ (no need to use mount_msdosfs) with more modern systems. However: * I struggle to remember where this write-up might have been – imp@ please, does it ring a bell, any idea where? (I already tried searching Foundation pages, grepping doc and src …) TIA -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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